Andrey Viktorovoich Zamkovoy ( rus, Андрей Викторович Замковой, , ɐnˈdrʲej zəmkɐˈvoj; born 4 July 1987) is a Russian

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

, best known for winning gold at the

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Biography

Andrey Zamkovoy was born in the city of Svobodny,

Amur Oblast Amur Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. The oblast borders Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the south. The administrati ...

. He started boxing at the age of eight.

Career

From 2000 to 2015 Andrey's coach was Felix Gelyus. At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, southpaw Zamkovoy upset two-time world champion

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in the semifinal but was surprised himself in the final by German Jack Culcay-Keth ( 2009 results). At the 2012 Summer Olympics (Results) he won his first three fights, beating China's

Maimaitituersun Qiong Mehmet Tursun Chong (; ; born January 13, 1988, in Kashgar, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer, who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Light welterweight. He lost his opening match to Gennady Kovalev of Russia on a 15-8 de ...

, Ireland's Adam Nolan and America's Errol Spence Jr. before losing his semifinal to Kazakhstan's Serik Säpïev, who went on to win the gold medal. He also competed at the

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, but lost his first fight. Zamkovoy again qualified for the 2020 Olympics where he won his second bronze, now as a 34 year old. Andrey Zamkovoy is an eight-time Russian boxing champion. He won in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 and in 2023.

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